tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
round, wooden container for cooked rice
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
group; party; team; squad; section
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
beforehand; in advance; previously
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
perfect; perfection; perfect game
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
tenement house; row house
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to provide; to arrange; to install
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
genuine; authentic; true; real
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to sit down; to take a seat